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Nature's Logic petfood hits store shelves in Seattle, Washington, USA

Nature’s Logic announced that its petfood lines will soon be available in nine All The Best Pet Care stores in the Seattle, Washington, USA, area. Nature's Logic said that its all-natural kibble, canned and raw frozen petfoods will be available in the stores by May 6.

Canidae PRO blog announces free petfood winner

Canidae Pet Foods Inc. sponsors the Responsible Pet Ownership blog, which recently awarded free petfood to the winner of a quarterly drawing for all new blog subscribers. Canidae awarded six months worth of free petfood to the first-quarter drawing winner, Dana G. of Beaufort, North Carolina, USA.

Market Trends and Reports

Something to Chew On: How quickly is petfood following human food?

A professional with 35-plus years’ experience in companion animal nutrition and petfood remarked recently that trends in our industry are now only three months behind human food trends. Petfood used to follow human food by at least six months, he said.

Kemin to purchase ADF's petfood technology, equipment

Kemin Industries Inc. and American Dehydrated Foods Inc. have reached an acquisition agreement that allows Kemin to purchase property, equipment and assets related to ADF’s spray drying technology for petfood products. The transaction is expected to close on June 30.

Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

Standardizing quality in wet petfood with plasma

The use of spray-dried plasma (SDP) as a superior binder in wet pet food is well recognized and commonly used in the industry. SDP is characterized by its well balanced technological properties highly appreciated in canned pet food products. Manufacturers can rely on SDP for higher gelling, water retention and emulsion capacities compared to other binders.

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Market Trends and Reports

Natural Balance adds Platefulls cat pouches to petfood offerings

Natural Balance Pet Foods Inc. announced that the company will add Platefulls cat pouches to its petfood offerings in May. The Platefulls pouches come in eight, grain-free formulas, including four indoor varieties and four regular formulas.

Petco becomes first US chain retailer to offer Holistic Select petfood

Petco announced it will become the first and only national retailer to sell Holistic Select petfood at its retail stores. Previously, Holistic Select was only sold in pet specialty stores, but it will now be available in all Petco and Unleashed by Petco stores.

Innova holistic petfood hits Petco store shelves in May

Innova will launch its line of holistic petfood products in all Petco and Unleashed by Petco stores in May 2011. Innova says its natural, holistic petfood is available as dry food, canned food and treats, for both dogs and cats.

Online petfood, pet supply store offers eco-friendly products

An online pet food and pet supply store, Eco-Dogs.com, recently opened to provide eco-friendly products to pet owners. Eco-dogs.com officially opened its Web-based storefront on March 1, with the goals of introducing pet owners to natural, organic and eco-friendly products for pets, as well as educating them on ways to support a more sustainable environment, according to co-founder, Marion Elledge.

US court rules on melamine-tainted petfood settlement claims payout

Four years after melamine-contaminated petfood sickened and killed thousands of pets in North America, a New Jersey, USA, court opinion was issued to clear the way for settlement claims payouts. The opinion by Judge Noel Hillman in the US District Court of New Jersey was the last piece of court action required to finalize the appeals of a US$24-million petfood settlement approved by Hillman in October 2008.

Pet Food Ingredients

Opportunities for nutritional studies of companion animal cancer

Potential research areas for nutrition’s role in controlling and preventing canine/feline cancer

Pet Food Ingredients

Companion animal cancer and nutrition: is there a link?

Cancer can be considered a multi-organ, multi-factor, long-latency degenerative and chronic disease that results, in part, from a complex interplay of genetics, diet, lifestyle, inactivity, stress and environmental toxicants. Because carcinogenesis may span up to 10 years or more for certain canine and feline cancers, veterinary researchers have emerging opportunities to seek out dietary chemoprevention strategies to suppress the disease in its early, premalignant stages before clinical, invasive disease develops.

A number of natural compounds from plants have been studied using laboratory models of cancer control and prevention. Also known as phytochemicals, these compounds can be found in spices, fruits, vegetables and some herbs, legumes and whole grains.

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